Where in the World? Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver is a lovely city on the West Coast of Canada. We visited in the spring of 2008. In a number of ways it reminds me a little of San Franciso with lots of lovely parks, a large bridge over the bay and plenty of water surrounding the city. It’s also one of the ‘greener’ cities [...]

Where in the World? California Poppies, California, USA

I’ve finally gotten around to uploading some photos from our trip last month to the California Poppy Fields. We headed off with not much of a plan other than to go in search of wildflowers. We’ve had quite a lot of rain this year, and the desert has bloomed like I’ve never seen before. Stunning. [...]

Where in the World? Aircraft Boneyard, Arizona, USA

In 2008 I visited the place where military aircraft go to die. It’s called the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), but it’s more commonly known as the ‘Boneyard’. It houses at least one of every plane flown by the U.S. armed forces since WWII and it’s believed to be the largest airplane graveyard [...]

Where in the World? Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

This week’s ‘Where in the World?’ features the middle east. The Pyramids of Giza had long been on my ‘must see’ list and I finally got to visit in 2005. If you are anything like me, you probably imagine the pyramids to be quite isolated, rising like mirages from a sandy desert. The truth is much less [...]

Where in the World? Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Last winter Brendan, my Sister-In-Law and I went to Alaska to visit long-time friends. Having come from Southern California (or Australia in my SIL’s case) the cold was a shock, but everything was just so beautiful blanketed in perfect snow. A highlight of our week was visiting Eagle River, named for the bald eagles which are abundant in [...]

Where in the World? Greenwich Village, NYC, USA

In early 2008, my friend and I spent four days in New York City. We both had high hopes for our visit to one of the most famous cities in the world but unfortunately we were both a little underwhelmed. Perhaps our expectations were too high. Perhaps we’d both seen too many superior cities in our [...]

Where in the World? Tombstone, Arizona, USA

I’m sick and have spent the day either in bed or on the sofa with a cup of Cayenne Tea. As such, the best I could do today was bring you some pictures from Tombstone, Arizona. It’s a fabulous old town which embodies the Wild West. Enjoy! Check out more photos from my travels.

Where in the World? Avebury, England

Avebury is the site of a large henge and several stone circles surrounding the village of Avebury in southern England. Aged at about 5,000 years old, Avebury is one of the largest Neolithic monuments in Europe. It is even older than the more famous Stonehenge which is 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the south.  Comparable sites of a similar date are [...]

Where in the World? Sequoia National Park, California, USA

We were watching a documentary the other night which featured giant Sequoia trees, so I was prompted to go and find my photos of a visit we made in late 2008. These beautiful giants are the world’s largest trees in terms of total volume. The oldest known Giant Sequoia is 3,500 years old! This tree was [...]

Where in the World? Engelberg, Switzerland

In May of 2009, Brendan and I spent eight days in Switzerland. I had a couple of days work on, but after that we spent some quality days visiting little villages and hiking in the mountains. Honestly, this is one of the most beautiful countries I’ve ever been to. I’d live there in a heartbeat! [...]